Finger cot



Jv G. LENTA May 9, 1939.

FINGER COT Filed July 13, 1938 6m NTOR. BY I j y 0"? Patented May 9,1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to finger cots or stalls, and has specialreference to one particularly adapted to the protection and shielding ofmanicured hands, tinted fingernails, or the like, during the conduct ofhousehold duties such as dishwashing, etc.

The principal object of the invention is to provide as simple andefiicient a device as possible for the purpose.

Another object is to provide one that will care especially for pointedor sharpened colored fingernails.

Still another object is that of providing simple means to expedite theapplying and removal of same from the hand.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one of the improved finger cots.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of Figure 1 as the cot mightappear as applied to a finger.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of Figure 1.

The numeral I represents the principal body portion of the cot, madepreferably of suitable thin rubber, properly shaped in accordance withthe hand of an average lady's finger, though amply small to requireconsiderable expansion when applied to the finger to exclude moisture,etc., and in fact they may be made of varying sizes to fit the averageindex, little and middle fingers, if desired.

A novel feature of the improved cot is that the upper portion and end ofthe tip of same is reinforced as by a double thickness of the materialof which the cot is made, and indicated for example at 2, this portionbeing preferably in the form of the nail of the finger. Internally ofsaid reinforcement is provided an arcuately shaped groove 3 for thereception of the pointed end of the fingernail so that in themanipulation 5 of objects, when the hand is so shielded, the liabilityof damage to the fingernail or the coloring thereof, is reduced to aminimum.

Furthermore the rearmost body portion of the cot is provided with acircumferential enlarge- 10 ment or head indicated at 4 for furtherreinforcement of same, and from this bead extends integrally formedflaps, the one indicated at S from the upper portion of the cot and theone indicated at 6 from the lower portion thereof, the latter one 6being considerably longer than the former for convenience in drawing thecot upon the finger. These flaps are provided at their rearmost tipswith an enlargement of the material of which they are composed, forexample 20 as illustrated at 1, and which I prefer to have formed assmall cube like knobs.

It is to be understood that modifications and changes from thatillustrated in the drawing, but

yet within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

A finger cot of the character described having 30 a reinforcing beaddefining the rear open end of the cot, characterized by having a pair ofspaced manipulating tabs extending rearwardly thereof, the lowermost oneof which is materially longer than the upper one, and an enlargedgripping member for each tab for convenience in the quick manipulationof the cot.

J OBEPH G. LENTA.

